Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1917 — Page 2

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HF A' I '”' ■ E; L\ \(UeW v,tt ' Mace *• \ * tooA* e * to V v A \ Os * e V (n . * a ' 0 ceO l6 \ lnV a von rece° tW '' to \'.eU" cente \ VA vVe hl t° e q A ol ° not seen' \ther lV .. 9 e\es« v . ,-ortrt c oU \ . „ to eWk \\e ° a nd « 7 " \ eV tn'^ C -m " s ' „ feel 1 tV . eV eoe y° ttC tete v°A^ ato L ~ tant ote the \pess- “ s“> SOCIETY | utee SOCIAL CALENDAR. or"- 1 . , 3 n. I 4 Thursday , Helping Hand —Ella Mutchler at Reformed church. Friday Yeoman Social —Waterworks Park. Ben Hur Picnic Supper for Soldier members. Philathea Class—Mrs. Floyd Bright. Mite Society—Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. Saturday Home Guards—Miss Belilah Nichols. “Sometime.” Sometime, when all life’s lessons, have been learned. And sun and stars forever have set. The things which our weak judgments here have spurned— The things o’er which we grieved , with lashes wet — Will flash before us out of life’s dark night. As stars shine most in deepest tints of blue: And we shall see how all God’s plans are right, And how what seems reproof was love most true. ■ /.nd we shall see how, while we frown and sigh, God’s plans go - on as best for you and me; How, when we called, He heeded not our cry Because His wisdom to the end could see. And even as wise parents disallow 1 To much of sweet to craving babyhood, k ' So God, perhaps, is keeping from us now Life’s sweetest things because it 1 seemeth good. —May Riley Smith. Miss Frances Hennessey, of Grand Rapids. Mich., is here visiting with her aunt, Mrs. W. H. Sheeler. From here she will go tomorrow to Elkhart to visit with her cousin, George Sheeler and family and from there to Benton Harbor, Mich. Misses Clara Roth and Tillie Amstutz, of Berne, came yesterday after- — noon to join Miss Lillian Mertz in a irip to Pandora. 0.. to attend the conference of the Missionary churches. Miss Mertz will return Monday. The annual reunion of the Johns was held all day today in Riverside park, Eaton. Attention of the Home Guards is called to the regular monthly meeting which will be held Saturday afternoon with Miss Beulah Nichols. A good attendance is asked for. SOCIETY oqPh ,y-C.Fz County School Superintendent and Mrs. E. S. Christen and family motored to French township this morning where they attended the picnic in the IJ. L. Graber grove on the Wabash, 'given by. the members of the county board of education and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Stauii'er, of ■Monroe, changed cars here this morn--i ing on their way to Robison par. Fort 1 j Wayne, to attend the Klopfenstein te-' union. I I Levi Barkley, well known resident of the city, was seventy-nine years old last Sunday. He was most pleas-

' \ *a%«* "'S <■ \ lW ’ \a Jl m<A° re4 g.d‘ \M V - . chle 9ft "' lvU d .aitorAb'• ver 0 "' ‘ M vS ' tbS \ <- S- , n ed , 0 ‘ d " Va "'\ party ot ol \ea»" n .awUo’Av.rt? ’“’««• SV*' '' ..uvo'A’ . m <• r“ , |, t he ‘ t \t\ c 4 cYlt a dinner 4>art> , a t V" rt by Miss Winifred . sU ed cCP ' L eiU .V ~+ + ♦ + ♦*♦♦♦♦ i tba» " vy »IP NIBLICK NOTES. ♦ 1 , o <er’’+ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ A'ord has been received by Clerk | Jirill from a friend at Ft. Benjamin j Harrison relative to the Decatur boys ( there. The letter stated that Private | Stalter was placed in the ambulance < 1 section of the first Indiana artillery J and the remainder are attached to the ' ( ninth section, first Indiana artillery | ( in the supply department. The first i, Indiana field artillery is being made up into six inch howitzer batteries of six guns each. One hundred sixty of the men in each battery carry rifles while the remainedr take care of the howitzers. This artillery regiment expects ' to move within ten days. Many of the boys have been anxious' to get their uniforms and word that ( was received this morning from head-j quarters gave an opportunity for the boys to get their uniforms right away instead of waiting until the government furnished them. The boys will be allowed to buy their own uniforms if they wish and pay for them out of | their monthly pay. Since the outfit costs $14.00, five dollars will be taken | out of the pay for two months and four j dollars the third month. Instead of turning over the uniforms to the government at the end of the war. the i boys are priviiiged to keep them if they are bought out of their own pay Orders were received this morning to have a previous vaccination record made of each man. Accordingly, a form containing the questions was placed on the bulletin board this morning, and each man made out his own record on a slip of paper, answering yes or no to the questions, and handed the slip to the company clerk. It was required to know if a man had had typhoid fever or small pox and if he had ever been vaccinated for either previous to service in the army. The boys have completed the plans for the benefit dance tonight and every one should take this opportunity to have a good time with the boys and at the same time help the company fund. « No drilling or hiking was done this morning and the men were allowed to be off until 12:00. A new bulletin lioard has been nailed on the large tree that shades the west side of Gamp Niblick. f On one of the latest orders placed on the board is to the effect that no privates are allowed in the sergeant’s tent except <m business and a private must leave as soon as his business is transacted. There was supposed to have been J guard mount at 12:30 but is has been 1 , postponed again until six or six-thirty this evening. Captain Dunn is still on the sick list. He is suffering with the prip s 3 Sergeant Gay is the N. C. O. In charge of quarters today. a British Still Gain Ground i- . Prisoners declared the fire had silenced numerous Austrian batteries. t The enemy is resisting desparately I but headquarters today detected signs -'of wavering morale in the face of the. ; incessant Italian artillery fire and the i 1 superb dash of the attacking infantry. BULLETIN. I Washington, D. C. Aug. 23— [cial to Daily Democrat)—Germany ( is bringing pressure to bear on The ' Netherlands with a threat to give her no more steel for shipbuilding unless j these ships are used in German in- [ terests during the war and for five years after. In addition, Germany has told Holland that she can have a certain allotment of coal, but it she

■* ~0,1 * he "L 10l \ ,i.w i»w»‘T ' \ctl« c ~r o b»b W . today■ ’ rl) m\* iU ‘X. pur o " 881 u '- . .rtlcoVW 4 not > e ‘ nle to cleun \ Si’tV bttV U/etin 23—(Special to Dally 31 Prisoners in Franc’s . ffftW\e taken since Monday were , today to a total of 8,426, ie°rJing to the war office statement. * Os these, 7,640 were unwounded; 600 were hospital cases, and there were 186 officers. Other fruits of the French victory were 24 cannon and more than 200 machine guns. The fighting today apparently sleek ened a trifle. The official report merely declaring: “North of the Aisne the German it tillery was most active throughout the' night, especially at Braye and Hurtebise. “On the left bank of the Meuse the French artillery was very active during the night, dominating the Ger. a guns.” The war office also reported a bombardment by French aviators of Fribourg En Brisgau. over the aviation grounds there, of stations at Colmar and Schlestadt and enemy bivouacs in the Verdun region. Washington. August 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lncomes and war , profits were at stake today as congress 'and President Wilson wrestled with , problems of taxes and prices. The drive on wealth, begun in the ■senate by Senator Johnson. California, and now spread along the entire ! congressional front, was resumed ioday as Senator Lafollette's substitute income tax provision drew near a vote, jit would increase by $250,000,006 t ie income tax returns provided by the finance committee bill. | President Wilson had before him enhaustive data on further regulation of jeoal industry and intricate problem ■of steel price fixing. Meantime distress of coal operators grew with the. uncertainty as to just when the president’s price fixing on soft coal at the mouth of the mines would become effective. Many companies are threat'ened with ruin, it is said. Answer to Pope Benedict’s peace proffer will not be long delayed. But interest in it has waned with the unprecedented economic changes the president and congress are developing in the country. Chancellor Michaelis comment on the pope’s offer was regarded here as the usual evasion. Even the Japanese commission’s arrival —potent with possibilities —has scarcely caused ripple here. Today will be given over by the commission to formal calls on the president mid members of the cabinet. Diplomatic discussions await the end of these formalities. A sudden quiet which has fallen over Russian developments has caused some uneasiness but the Russian embassy said today it is in continv communication with its foreign office and.nothing alarming has transpired. London, August 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The allies great offensive unceasingly boring ahead today, has already cost the Germans and Austrians close to 100,000 in dead and wounded and at least 21,000 prisoners on the British, French and Italian fronts. But despite these staggering losses and no let up today in the deluge of both shells and men against their lines on the west and Italian fronts, Germany is starting an offensive of her own against the Russian lines. The drive has already gained ground on Jie Riga front. The British theory is that the German war chiefs, apprehensive of a loss of public morals because of the enormous losses and forced giving away on the Western and Italian fronts, have started a military move which they will use to keep other front news subordinated. The Russian army’s weakness in munitions and supplies permits a relatively small force or’ well organized Germans to make a strong impression against them. The British and French onslaught on the west front and the Italian drive .to the south gained more ground today. after enduring a night of the most violent counterattack:;. BULLETIN London, August 23—(Special *o Daily Democrat) —Lena war, still the hottest point in the fighting on the British front today, but despite all sistance the Canadians advanced their circling lines slightly.

otn Ono) .< t« poor children ' cl"''"'\nd are repaid for ' pook* " rt cixo°'fiie township trustee v'of fund, upon the certith" p the executive school offllC.‘ corporations must not >iit' however, unless their pMis are accompanied by all the datu covered by sections 9759 Burns' R. S. in order that the trustees may “make the reports required by the law governing the relief of the poor.” (Section 6683 Burns’ R. S.) This makes it necessary for school authorities to investigate each case before they give any books or clothing. The township trustee is executive officer of the schools outside incorporated towns and cities and as such gives all necessary school aid. In giving orders for poor relief, the trustee must use the form prescribed by this department, and must itemize the order, designating specifically what shall be furnished and the quantity. The trustee should honor no claim that is not based upon a proper order previously given. The person who files a claim for good furnished, must likewise deslg- , nate by item the articles furnished, the quantity and the price, and when furnished. Claims for medical aid must be based upon an order previously given, and the claim must be itemized asto dates of service and to whom rendered. Medical aid must be reported on the yellow slips, and the same information must be given as to the person or family aided, as in the case of other kinds of relief. The auditor should examine each claim presented and refuse to receive a claim that is not properly itemized. He should also-refuse to pay bills for aid furnished until the trustee has filed the yellow slip reports required by section 9759 and 9760 Burns’ R. 8.. with all the blanks properly filled out. Some trustees have included in their poor claims expenses for diphtheria antitoxin, disinfectants following a quarantine, and other items ■ incidental to quarantine expense ■ The township cannot legally pay any expenses incident to a quarantine - other than the support and care for ’ paupers who are under quarantine, i Trustees can pay nothing to prevent the spread of disease, or in the way . of public health expenses, but care . of paupers, whether sick or well. , should be borne by the township . (Section 7609 Burns’ R. S.t The examiners will charge trustees with payments illegally made . from the poor funds. GO TO CLEAR LAKE > A branch of the Campfire Girls in - charge of Dorothy Dugan, will leave - Saturday for Clear laike where they - will spend a. week at a cottage, this - being their regular campfire outing. The other girls of the party are Helen - Dugan, Dolores Ballenger. Kernite , Leonard, Ruth Frisinger and Ruth • Hubbard. COURT HOUSE NEWs' A partition case entitled Ella > Speakman vs. Virginia Smitley et al. was filed in the circuit court. Peteri son & Moran are the attorneys for . the plaintiff. 1 Notice of the acceptance of Norman Jacobs as a patient at Easthaven hospital, Richmond, was received today by Clerk Hammell and Mr. Jacobs will , be taken there tomorrow. E. Burt Lenhart qualified as guar- - dian of Aileen Miller, minor heir of . Edith Adams. Bond in the sum of I 5500 was filed. The People’s Bank, of Portland. • has filed suit against Clyde H. Kraner et al., on promissory note, de4 maud $350. S. Wt Haines is attort ney for the plaintiff. — Huntiug and fishing licenses were is- . sued to D. B. Erwin jind E. X. Ehingcr. THE FUND Not a single subscription was re- . ceived today for the company A fund. . The total so far subscribed is $535. . We need $365 to make the S9OO neces- , sary and then Mr. Smith will make up j the rest. Wc know that many intend , to give but why not do it now, forth.? . company may be ordered out any day . now? NEW PRICES IN EFFECT (t’nlted Press Service) Washington, August 23—(Special to . Daily Democrat) —The prices fixed by , President Wilson for bituminous coal ■tire now in effect. Secretary Tumulty in a telegram to the St. Louis coal company announced today that the new schedule is effective immediately. WILL MOVE TO MARION. Dan R. Vail will move his family to Miyrnn. Ind., within a short time and is advertising a sale of household goods at his residence, corner Fourth and Madison streets.

Decatur Red Cross Chapter (Continued from Pago One) H good t irt. inasmuch a- the lo< ■! chapter will from now on be required . to do Its own buying of supplies, su’v, ervfslng. etc. The headquarters Imvc ( been at the Decatur library, but a the, openl „ g of the school term it will he nm essary Io give UP this room a. the ( primary school grades occupy It, uae for the summer during vacation hav1 ing been granted by the board. According to the order of the war ’ council, the war fund money collect--1 ed in the recent campaign is deposit- ’ ed in the local banks to the credit of ’ the Red Cross War Fund. William “ McAdoo, treasurer. This sum of »9“bo ’ collected In Adams county, is still on deposit in this way. in the local banks. ' According to the order, further, chapters requiring for strictly war relief ‘ work locally, a sum not exceeding ' twenty-five per cent of the amount . collected and deposited to the credt of William G. McAdoo, treasurer, must , file request for this amount with the . Assistant Treasurer. Red Cross War Fund. Washington, D. C. on or befo-e r October 1. 1917. accompanied by reso- - lution of the executive committee , the chapter applying for the same i Audited report of the campaign, amount collected, expenses, etc., must ? be sent to the assistant treasurer. Red Cross War Fund, Washington. 1 DC _— TIME IS SHORT (Continued from Pace Ono) ’ outward show that their Voluntary E sacrifices were appreciated- She ' has uow learned her lesson and the companies leaving now are receiving R -he fetes, the joyous acclaim denied s *o the early volunteers. I The time is very short. It may be in a week or it may be tomorrow. ( we will leave for Hatiesburg. Our tentage was shipped there last week. Make your supreme effort now in 1 he short time that remains and let the men of Company A who are going to bear the name of Decatur in ’ this world struggle and write your portion of that history, feel that you I are all for them as they are all for ? vou. CLYDE F. DREISBACH, Major Ist Bat.. 4th Infantry. o NOT IN SESSION (Continued from Page One) the local board. Orvai Wells and Ira Smith, who ? failed to appear before the board last evening, were notified that their ■ases had been sent to the district board. i o p SOCKS PASS INSPECTION. ■ Mrs. Emma Daniel this morning F received wortj from Indianapolis. that her first shipment of socks made II by the women of this county have e been received and inspected, and h “they are splendid.” Owing to the fact that the socks were returned to many counties, for not meeting specifications. caused many of the good a women here who had worked so hard I. to become uneasy, but this word ■- will assure them that their knitting r has passed inspection and the socks will be forwarded at once to Washington. n , MRS. SPITTLE HAS OPERATION Mrs. H. H. Spittier, of Pittsburg. 0., was operated upon this morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. •- Adam Hoover, in Kirkland township, f for adhesions, the removal of the apf pendix and a tumor. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff. of Preble; Dr. D. D. Clark, of this city; and Dr. MeOscar, of Fort Wayne, were the.surgeons in charge., . The patient is getting along well. Dr. . 51 cOscar left here this morning to join Dr. Graham, of Bryant, ia performing an operation on a patient there BELGIUM BREEDERS TO MEET. 1 he Huntertown Breeders’ association will hold a meeting at Hunter- - town. Allen comity, next Tuesday . and the stockmen and farmers of Adams county who are interested are - invited to join in the meeting. it ’ l )romis es to be a delightful day and f among those to be present are the 3 secretary of the national association ,- ami H. E. McCartney, secretary of the state enrollment board, Purdue. INDIANA CROpFbeNEFItFd rs, - ( Lnited Preus Service) ’to nT n e ’ lnd " Aug ' 23 - ( Special , to Daily Dcmoerat(-Crops of south1 Indiana were benefitted to the extent of more than a million dollai ! worth by yesterday’s heavy rain, farm--3 ers estimated today. The rain was . especially helpful to corn, late torn*toes and pasture. ICE CREAM SOCIAL" ~ : 'here win be an ice cream social at ■ Magley Saturday e v ening . August UC 18 taVit * d t 0 jOhl the les " 1 ‘ ’ :.t

DON’T NEED TO SW fAR I Members of the Xndsh chunk leant those in Allen county, wl |, ‘I excused from "swearing or afti when they appear before the ■ conscription boards. Their 1 ' menu of “yos’ or - 110 -. wjl) st, '‘ ‘ ( clent. Orders to this effect rei-elved within a day or tBo .* | today, by hwal draft H .Provost Marshal Enoch H. t’ r(l ? who lias been directed by S(l| / ‘ of War Baker to take The request came as a result T1 Visit of four Amishmen from yJ ■ Center, thia county, to \v ashl | . Tuesday, where they met the !tt '| . tary of war. Regarding theiri quest for members of their ITWI u I ! be exempt from service, however > '1 final action was taken, the s „ ‘ taking the matter under advlsen | according to word to the Journal | . zette yesterday, direct from » j ’■that the churchmen, whose belief , bids their "swearing w affirm^- a will be assigned to some other ij C ,3 lof mercy, such as caring f or fi ! sick or wounded soldiers or the Red Cross work Those who I ’ ried the personal plea of the rim, ® • to the secretary of war wereji*B r Graber, sr„ John Lengacher, j, Schumacker and Peter Steury. i • Earl Peters, local attorney, at, ,' 11 panted the men - Fort Wayne J* . nal-Gazetie. G. A. R. ENCAMPMENt'oveii (Vnlted Press flervlee) Boston. Aug. ®3—(Special to feß Democrat)—The 1918 encanipE? of the G. A. R. will take p] J(f .. Portland. Oregon This was fa.,, 1 : • today by a vote that beat Atfe H > City by one vote. Orlando A(J ' > mers of Kokomo. Ind., was elr E today commander in chief of I Grand Army of the Republic election took place in an adjop, • session of the encampment. Sou? . candidacy was unopposed. Will save you money m i refrigerator if you buy no will close them out at 20 gfl cent less,—Yager Bros. & i king. • ] Week dav excursion. Tok- , Ohio, return Aug. 29. 19K. .1 Clover Leaf. Train leaves ft catur 4:50 a. m.: leaves Tote 6:05 p. m. One day limit 111 Three day limit, $2.25. A Dollar Laid Out to Ai Health is Not an Expen diture. But a Loan, Which Will be Rei turned a Hundred Fold. HOW TO REGULATE HIGH BLOOD PRESS. Take SAN-YAK. It prevents , bony-like hardening of the art' at ages past 50 years. DR. BH‘ ’ HAM’S SAN-YAK is the sure w , prevent Paralysis and Apopleiy I its use you have prevented or (« ■ ; kidney and bladder trouble. ( the greatest in use to prevent ?■-« . . clumsy, stiff joints and muscles £.-j I for neutritis and rheumatism I constipation. It has no equal I quality and results. : Mrs. F. E. Hildebrand, 386 Cotaf t Ave., Wabash, lnd. ■ Gentlemen: — 1 The doctors said I had Brights.ease and high blood pressure 01-* I was sick and dizzy, stiff and rein my muscles. I was so could scarcely walk. My daugt- ' heard of SAN-YAK. and sent s bottle, and before the first b . was gone I was feeling flue YAK has cured me and tor the t fit of others you are welcome to * this letter. Mrs. J. B. Taylor, of Kendall “J’ Bl I had stomach and liver trovw ...years - -. I was dizzy, sick u-■'' ' I could scarcely walk. I was cl© from swollen limbs. Since t", SAN-YAK 1 am feeling fine. years old and can walk a mile • any of the young folks. Bew* took SAN YAK if 1 went anyv.thad to ride. 1 have not h al! ’ ■ for two years. 1 have recomm*' SAN-YAK to my friends and highly praised by all wdo »■ used it. , 0 One tcaspoonful in a glass c ’ ter half hour before breakfast alt antiseptics and tonic tt'J ' stomach, bowels and kidneystried all kinds. D. H. JanesTHomefsays: I was greatly trout’ l - several yean with high sure, short in breath, bad kidr" ' bladder trouble, dizzy atw ■ SAN-YAK has done everyth'®- . me and my health is fine at ’ I qin work with ease and coci--Mr. A. H. Blair. Homer. Dear Doctor —Your SAX ) Ah crything for me for kidney »i---der trouble. 1 can rest a• • | without inconvenience. ,■ G. W. Sparks, Montpehf'.. “I took six bottles of SAX-j* ( - three years ago. 1 was suliet great weakness due to bladder trouble lam '■> j# and my health is fine since 1 , SAN-YAK. It is a wonderful 1 ’ tor of the bowels.” We can tell you of cures in Decatur Soln SMITH. FAL * DECATUR, INDIANA ,